The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), thanks you on behalf of its approximately 4,200 members for the opportunity to submit this written testimony regarding access to civil legal services. WBASNY’s membership is diverse and is distributed throughout the State of New York. Our members are private practitioners, law professors, public interest attorneys, and State and ... Read More
WBASNY Expresses Dismay at SCOTUS’s Emergency Docket Ruling in National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association
New York, NY, Thursday, August 28, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”) expresses dismay at the United States Supreme Court’s emergency “shadow” docket ruling on August 21, 2025, in National Institutes of Health v. American Public Health Association, allowing $783 million in cuts to NIH medical research grants to go forward. This action, related to current ... Read More
WBASNY Congratulates Judicial Appointments
New York, NY, Tuesday, August 5, 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), congratulates the following individuals on their respective appointment by Governor Hochul to the Appellate Division, Court of Claims, Supreme Court, and Family Court. Appellate Division, First Department: Honorable Troy Webber Honorable Saliann Scarpulla Honorable Shlomo Hagler Honorable ... Read More
Legislative Updates
The New York State Legislature has concluded the 2025 legislative session. As a reminder, this is the first year of a two-year session, meaning some bills that passed in only one house or only moved out of committee will still be primed and in a good position come 2026. Given the delayed budget process, there were hundreds of pieces of legislation that members of the Assembly and Senate were ... Read More
New York State Assembly Passes Supervised Visitation Act
New York, NY, Thursday, June 26 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (“WBASNY”), extends its gratitude to Speaker Carl Heastie and Assemblymember Andrew Hevesi for their leadership and dedication to The passage of A.65-A/S.3938-A, the “Supervised Visitation Act.” This important piece of legislation will establish a statewide supervised visitation initiative to support safe ... Read More
New York State Legislature Passes Legislation Supported by WBASNY
New York, NY, Tuesday, June 17 2025 – The Women’s Bar Association of the State of New York (WBASNY) applauds the passage by the New York State Legislature of two pieces of legislation supported by WBASNY and its members: A.6063/S.4423, the Grieving Families Act, and A.136/S.138, the Medical Aid in Dying Act. These bills represent progress toward equity and compassion in New York law. WBASNY ... Read More